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1992 Dodge Dakota: stuck in gear or won't shift

6 of the 215 complaints about the 1992 Dodge Dakota describe stuck in gear or won't shift.

owner complaints
6
of this car's complaints
3%
recalls
1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below

Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year

What owners say

Filed Feb 16, 2001 · Acceleration, Transmission · ID

Recall 871 was performed on 21 june 2000 and when compleated transmission would not shift into overdriv ( 4th gear), also cruise control would not work. On 10 july 2000 truck was taken back to dealer and transmission inspected and could find nothing wrong. Manufacture called and they would due nothing about problem.

Filed Nov 8, 2000 · Transmission · MI

Recall 00v106000, consumer took vehicle for recall repairs. After repairs were done consumer noticed other problems with vehicle, such as shifter does not perform properly/transmission does not shift properly, has to be shifted manually sometimes. 50% of time vehicle does not start in park, has to be shifted to neutral.took vehicle back to dealer on 10-oct 2000, who insisted all work was done properly, and new problems had nothing to do with the work they performed.consumer contacted dodge. Was told this was between consumer and dealer. *ak 27 dec 2000 went to another dodge dealer who found linkage was bent, this was repaired.

Filed Aug 30, 1996 · Transmission · MT

Inadvertent movement of the shifter pe95-041, when driving the vehicle will not shift into gear.

Filed Mar 4, 1996 · Transmission · WI

Transmission slips, won't shift out of first until warmed up, causing problems with fan/coupling, drainback valve, governor sealing rings.

Filed Feb 26, 1996 · Transmission · AL

Purchase truck used when shifting into gear wouldn't shift automatic transmission. Please describe .

Filed Jan 17, 1996 · Transmission · FL

Auto-trans: transmission does not shift, remains in one gear; will catch; unexpectantly shifts 2 0r 3 gears at a time. Tt

Service bulletins that may apply

Related recalls

Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)Reported April 11, 2000 · 123,000 vehicles affected
What is wrong
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with a500 automatic transmission. Inadvertent placement of the shift lever in reverse can occur when the driver believes that the transmission has been placed in park.
Risk
This can cause the vehicle to roll away with the engine on after the driver has left the vehicle.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the steel manual valve in the transmission with an aluminum version.

Recall number 00V106000 · Recall details

Questions about the 1992 Dodge Dakota won't shift

Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 1992 Dodge Dakota?

6 of 215 owner complaints about the 1992 Dodge Dakota (3%) mention stuck in gear or won't shift. The model year with the most reports is 2002.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Dodge Dakota?

There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

Other symptoms on the 1992 Dodge Dakota

ABS 10Brake failure 9Slipping 9Stalling 8Transmission failure 7Adaptive cruise 6Fire or smoke 6

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